/lit/ - Literature

>>22451412
Why not both?

I have a weird relationship with exclamation points. I never use them in my communications with people I know IRL. I cringe at the prospect.
It feels so sanguine and overly earnest. But I guess that's just me letting myself be trapped in my own limiting narrative about my aloofness and dispassionate nature.
The truth is that I'd love to use exclamation points! People are thrilled to read them!
I myself always read so much energy and passion into them. The exclamation point surely can become abused and annoying, but it is unquestionably the punctuation of vivacity and jubilation.
I RENOUNCE MY OLD WAYS!
I will end all my professional emails with "Thanks a bunch!" or "I look forward to hearing from you again!"
I will text old friends I haven't spoken to in a decade saying "Hi! How are you? I hope you are fine!"
People will be so thrilled to communicate with me, you have no idea!